@advill. I encourage you to seriously contemplate on your own question. You could find it very enlightening.
Where are we heading .... to hostilities or even worse, ultimately a Nuclear War?
Here are some hints.
Which country is propagating national and racial hatred?
Which country is initiating the hostilities?
Which country have actively been at war over the past 5,10, 20 years?
Which country said "My nuclear button is bigger and more powerful"?
Are we Now not focus on a Global World Trading System that will benefit all countries?
Here are some hint.
Which country is trying to break down the Global World Trading System that will benefit all countries?
Which country threatens to withdraw from the WTO for not ruling favorably for them?
Which country ignores and violates the rules of the WTO?
Which country wants to breakup the WTO or any multilateral trade agreement that they cannot absolutely subjugate?
Should emphasis be placed on helping each other to curtail & eradicate Covid-19?
Here are some hints.
Which country recently withdraw from the WHO?
Which country is blatantly politicizing COVID-19?
Which country is providing the most assistance to curtail & eradicate Covid-19?
Do we have to ramp up our Military Strength to prepare for War?
Here are some hints
How do you deter a tyrannical and abusive power from becoming too cocky to contemplate war?
To prevent a hot or even nuclear war, a balance of power stance is very much in the interest of peace. If still unable to comprehend and act accordingly, I'm afraid we are one step closer to a war.